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Vanilla Paste; Beyond Dessert by Chef Jean True

Vanilla Paste; Beyond Dessert by Chef Jean True

As many of you know, one of my favorite food products I discovered at Marcel’s is Nielsen-Massey’s Vanilla Bean Paste. Did you know that vanilla is the most popular flavoring...

Vanilla Paste; Beyond Dessert by Chef Jean True

As many of you know, one of my favorite food products I discovered at Marcel’s is Nielsen-Massey’s Vanilla Bean Paste. Did you know that vanilla is the most popular flavoring...

The Spice of Life by Chef Jamie Bordoshuk

The Spice of Life by Chef Jamie Bordoshuk

If variety is the spice of life, it’s spice that brings life to food. And recently, I definitely got my fill. Like many of you, the end of March signals...

The Spice of Life by Chef Jamie Bordoshuk

If variety is the spice of life, it’s spice that brings life to food. And recently, I definitely got my fill. Like many of you, the end of March signals...

Welcome Spring by Lynn Dugan

Welcome Spring by Lynn Dugan

Spring has officially arrived! Just like the longer periods of sunlight each day indicate the arrival of spring (despite the cool Midwest temperatures), our cooking can, too. By incorporating spring...

Welcome Spring by Lynn Dugan

Spring has officially arrived! Just like the longer periods of sunlight each day indicate the arrival of spring (despite the cool Midwest temperatures), our cooking can, too. By incorporating spring...

Working The Plate by Chef Paul Lindemuth

Working The Plate by Chef Paul Lindemuth

I have always told my cooking class students that you “eat with your eyes”. The visuals of a beautifully composed plate provide the all-important first impression. Often before the first...

Working The Plate by Chef Paul Lindemuth

I have always told my cooking class students that you “eat with your eyes”. The visuals of a beautifully composed plate provide the all-important first impression. Often before the first...

Don't Duck the Duck! by Chef Robin Nathan

Don't Duck the Duck! by Chef Robin Nathan

I have two favorite restaurant meals . . . whenever I am out to eat and one of them appears on a menu, it’s a safe bet I’ll order it....

Don't Duck the Duck! by Chef Robin Nathan

I have two favorite restaurant meals . . . whenever I am out to eat and one of them appears on a menu, it’s a safe bet I’ll order it....

Pastry Cream, Pasta, and Yeast by Kelly Sears

Pastry Cream, Pasta, and Yeast by Kelly Sears

We all have them; ingredients that make us flip the page in the cookbook, dishes that we shy away from, and those that just plain fill us with anxiety. For...

Pastry Cream, Pasta, and Yeast by Kelly Sears

We all have them; ingredients that make us flip the page in the cookbook, dishes that we shy away from, and those that just plain fill us with anxiety. For...